Sustainability
Obama Administration Expands Better Buildings Challenge to M-F Housing
Nearly three years after President Obama launched the Better Buildings Challenge to help American commercial and industrial buildings become at least 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020, the administration has expanded the program to the multi-family sector.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Achieves LEED V4 Certification in DC Office Building
The 224,000-square-foot 1800 K St. office building, owned by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, managed by Transwestern, is the first building in the world to earn certification through the new, more stringent LEED v4 Operations and Maintenance: Existing Building rating system.
Greenbuild Special Report: Creating a Healthier Built Environment
A master speaker session and subsequent panel of physicians and industry exports tackled the issue of building healthy spaces at Greenbuild yesterday in Philadelphia.
Greenbuild Special Report: Learning from LEED’s Critics
The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system is not without its share of criticism. While the program has yielded the largest push towards the sustainable design, construction, operation and maintenance of the built environment, many say the program does not do enough.
Luxora to Build M-U Mega Development in India
Luxora Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. is set to build a mixed-use mega development called Ensaara Metropark in Nagpur, the state of Maharashtra, in India.
Jay Paul Breaks Ground on San Francisco’s 181 Fremont Tower
Jay Paul Co. broke ground on 181 Fremont St., a 54-story, 684,000-square-foot residential and office tower near the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco’s South of Market district.
TMT Development Restarts Portland Tower After 5-Year Hiatus
The $175 million Park Avenue West Tower will incorporate residential, office and retail components and is pre-certified LEED Platinum.
Lend Lease Breaks Ground on M-F Project in Australia’s Greenest District
The second phase in the Convesso Concavo waterfront luxury residential project in Melbourne has broken ground and is expected to complete in December 2015 or early 2016.
RFR to Give Manhattan’s 285 Madison a $65M Makeover
The 530,000-square-foot office tower is undergoing a $65 million repositioning that will convert the vacant property into a premier, state-of-the-art Midtown office destination that will add a little recreation to the workplace.
TIAA-CREF, Transwestern to Develop 600 KSF Class AA Office Tower in Houston
TIAA-CREF and Transwestern began construction this week on a 30-story Class AA office tower in Houston’s Galleria submarket that will house BHP Billiton’s growing petroleum business being fueled by its U.S. shale operation.